Skylight structure

Claim 2

In a skylight structure having a set of glazinG panels and a framework supporting said panels, the improvement comprising purlins in said framework extending between a pair of adjacent rafters, said purlins having an elongated structural body, a pair of glazing supports on the upper portions of said purlin bodies extending longitudinally to support first edges of adjacent pairs of said glazing panels, means integral with said purlin bodies defining a pair of purlin condensate channels each extending longitudinally along said upper portion of said purlin body and adjacent to said glazing panels for receiving and carrying condensate, elongated rafters spaced from each other and supporting said purlins and having a structural body, a pair of glazing supports on said rafters on the upper portion of said body extending longitudinally of said rafters for supporting the other edges of the glazing panels, means integral with said rafter structure body defining a pair of condensate channels extending longitudinally along the upper side of said rafter structural body for receiving condensate from said glazing panels, said purlin condensate channels having portions disposed above and discharging moisture downwardly into underlying rafter condensate channels and interconnecting means securing said purlins and rafters to each other each of said purlin and rafter comprising a closed tubular body having a hollow interior, each of said tubular bodies comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls, a bottom wall joined to lower ends of said vertical side walls, and a top wall joined to the upper ends of said vertical side walls, said glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said purlin and inwardly and intermediate of said condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said purlin vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, means disposed centrally of said purlins and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto, said rafter glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said rafter and inwardly and intermediate said rafter condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said rafter vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, said glazing panels being spaced upwardly of said condensate channels in said purlins and said rafters and extending thereacross and means disposed centrally along said rafters and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto.

Claim 3

In a skylight structure having a set of glazing panels and a framework supporting said panels, the improvement comprising purlins in said framework extending between a pair of adjacent rafters and having an elongated substantially closed tubular structural body, spaced glazing supports on said purlins extending along an upper longitudinally extending side of said tubular body to support first edges of a pair of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular body defining a pair of condensate channels each extending longitudinally along an upper porioon of said body and adjacent said glazing panels for receiving and carrying condensate therefrom, elongated rafters spaced from each other and supporting said purlins and having substantially closed structural bodies, glazing supports on said rafters extending longitudinally of said rafters along an upper longitudinally extending side of said closed body for supporting the other edges of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular rafter body defining a pair of spaced condensate channels extending longitudinally along an upper longitudinally extending portion of said closed rafter body for receiving condensate from said glazing panels and from said condensate channels of said purlins joined to opposite sides of said rafters, cap means on the exterior side of said glazing panels for fastening to said purlins and rafters to hold said glazing panels on said glazing supports; and interconnecting means securing said purlins to said rafters to provide said frAmework each of said purlin and rafter comprising a closed tubular body having a hollow interior, each of said tubular bodies comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls, a bottom wall joined to lower ends of said vertical side walls, and a top wall joined to the upper ends of said vertical side walls, said glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said purlin and inwardly and intermediate of said condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said purlin vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, means disposed centrally of said purlins and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto, said rafter glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said rafter and inwardly and intermediate said rafter condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said rafter vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, said glazing panels being spaced upwardly of said condensate channels in said purlins and said rafters and extending thereacross and means disposed centrally along said rafters and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto.

Claim 4

In a skylight structure having a set of glazing panels and a framework supporting said panels, the improvement comprising purlins in said framework extending between a pair of adjacent rafters and having an elongated substantially closed tubular structural body, spaced glazing supports on said purlins extending along an upper longitudinally extending side of said tubular body to support first edges of a pair of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular body defining a pair of condensate channels each extending longitudinally along an upper porioon of said body and adjacent said glazing panels for receiving and carrying condensate therefrom, elongated rafters spaced from each other and supporting said purlins and having substantially closed structural bodies, glazing supports on said rafters extending longitudinally of said rafters along an upper longitudinally extending side of said closed body for supporting the other edges of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular rafter body defining a pair of spaced condensate channels extending longitudinally along an upper longitudinally extending portion of said closed rafter body for receiving condensate from said glazing panels and from said condensate channels of said purlins joined to opposite sides of said rafters, cap means on the exterior side of said glazing panels for fastening to said purlins and rafters to hold said glazing panels on said glazing supports; and interconnecting means securing said purlins to said rafters to provide said frAmework each of said purlin and rafter comprising a closed tubular body having a hollow interior, each of said tubular bodies comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls, a bottom wall joined to lower ends of said vertical side walls, and a top wall joined to the upper ends of said vertical side walls, said glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said purlin and inwardly and intermediate of said condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said purlin vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, means disposed centrally of said purlins and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto, said rafter glazing supports being disposed along said top wall of said rafter and inwardly and intermediate said rafter condensate channels and projecting upwardly of the upper edges of said rafter vertical side walls to space said glazing panels therefrom, said glazing panels being spaced upwardly of said condensate channels in said purlins and said rafters and extending thereacross and means disposed centrally along said rafters and between said glazing supports on said top wall to secure a cap means thereto.

Claim 5

A skylight structure in accordance with claim 2 in which said glazing supports comprise means defining a pair of longitudinally extending channels along said top wall and flexible resilient glazing strips therein for supporting the marginal edges of said glazing panels, said condensate channels being closely adjacent and parallel to said glazing strips.

Claim 6

A skylight structure in accordance with claim 2 in which the upper longitudinally extending edges of said side walls of said rafters are notched and in which said top walls of said purlins are formed with longitudinally extending projections inserted into said notches to be supported by said underlying rafters.

Claim 7

In a skylight structure having a set of glazing panels and a framework supporting said panels, the improvement comprising purlins in said framework extending between a pair of adjacent rafters and having an elongated substantially closed tubular structural body, spaced glazing supports on said purlins extending along an upper longitudinally extending side of said tubular body to support first edges of a pair of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular body defining a condensate channel extending longitudinally along an upper portion of said body and adjacent said glazing panels for receiving and carrying condensate therefrom, elongated rafters spaced from each other and supporting said purlins and having substantially closed structural bodies, glazing supports on said rafters extending longitudinally of said rafters along an upper longitudinally extending side of said closed body for supporting the other edges of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular rafter body defining a pair of spaced condensate channels extending longitudinally along an upper longitudinally extending portion of said closed rafter body for receiving condensate from said glazing panels and from said condensate channels of said purlins joined to opposite sides of said rafters, cap means on the exterior side of said glazing panels for fastening to said purlins and rafters to hold said glazing panels on said glazing supports; and interconnecting means securing said purlins to said rafters to provide said framework, said interconnecting means comprising locating and retaining pins extending between said purlins and rafters to hold against the separation of one from the other, and certain of said locating pins being secured in said purlins and project downwardly therefrom into said condensate channels in said rafters.

Claim 8

In a skylight structure having a set of glazing panels and a framework supporting said panels, the improvement comprising purlins in said framework extending between a pair of adjacent rafters and having an elongated substantially closed tubular structural body, spaced glazing supports on said purlins extending along an upper longitudinally extending side of said tubular body to support first edges of a pair of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular body defining a condensate channel extending longitudinally along an upper portion of said body and adjacent said glazing panels for receiving and carrying condensate therefrom, elongated rafters spaced from each other and supporting said purlins and having substantially closed structural bodies, glazing supports on said rafters extending longitudinally of said rafters along an upper longitudinally extending side of said closed body for supporting the other edges of said glazing panels, means integral with said closed tubular rafter body defining a pair of spaced condensate channels extending longitudinally along an upper longitudinally extending portion of said closed rafter body for receiving condensate from said glazing panels and from said condensate channels of said purlins joined to opposite sides of said rafters, cap means on the exterior side of said glazing panels for fastening to said purlins and rafters to hold said glazing panels on said glazing supports; and interconnecting means securing said purlins to said rafters to provide said framework, said interconnecting means comprising locating and retaining pins extending between said purlins and rafters to hold against the separation of one from the other, and certain of said locating pins being secured in said purlins and project downwardly therefrom into said condensate channels in said rafters.

Claim 9

A structure in accordance with claim 5 in which other locating pins extend in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of said purlins and project between said purlins and rafters.